Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Caleana

Species:

Caleana terminalis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

green, red, brown

Native Range

AUS

Garden & Ecology Notes

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Tubers survive low-intensity fires and resprout. Common in fire-prone heathlands and open eucalypt forests with periodic burning regimes.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Requires symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination and growth. Extremely difficult to cultivate outside natural habitat.

Propagation data sourced from Claude AI